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when, however, he is at work, a profuse perspiration 

 is generally brought on ; more or less, certainly, in 

 proportion to the vigor or debility of the animal ; 

 but still he always sweats. Let it be borne in mind 

 how evaporation conduces to cold : a fact easily 

 proved by any body who will pass a wet towel over 

 his own face, and then stand at an open window. 

 This easy experiment will enable him to judge of the 

 chilly and uncomfortable feeling of a horse standing, 

 perhaps in a draught of air, while his hide is thor- 

 oughly wet from perspiration. Great care should 

 of course be taken, in the clothing of a clipped 

 horse. It is a very judicious practice, to bandage 

 the legs in flannel rollers, especially after seveue 

 work. They should be applied with an even, and 

 rather a tight pressure to the limb, from the pastern 

 to the knee. 



The daily exercise is a point to which the owner's 

 attention should be constantly directed. Where the 

 horse's stated labor is sufficient, so much the better ; 

 but if the work is irregular, a horse ought never to 

 have less than a fair hour of moderate exercise every 

 morning. No horse will thrive without it. There is 

 no necessity for sweating him, unless he is wanted 



